Quadro FX 1800M vs FirePro D300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D300 with Quadro FX 1800M, including specs and performance data.
D300 outperforms FX 1800M by a whopping 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 450 | 1057 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.64 | 1.86 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | GT215 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 72 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 561 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 13.46 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.176 TFLOPS | 0.162 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 80 | 24 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 162.6 GB/s | 35.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
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8−9
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Dota 2 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
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10−12
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| Fortnite | 5−6
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5−6
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
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8−9
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
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1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
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14−16
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
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7−8
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| World of Tanks | 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Dota 2 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
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10−12
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
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8−9
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
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14−16
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1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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7−8
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 7−8
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7−8
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
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4−5
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| Valorant | 6−7
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6−7
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4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| Dota 2 | 14−16
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14−16
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
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3−4
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
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14−16
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Dota 2 | 14−16
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14−16
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| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 1−2
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1−2
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 42 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.99 | 1.20 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 15 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 45 Watt |
FirePro D300 has a 732.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
FX 1800M, on the other hand, has 233.3% lower power consumption.
The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800M in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D300 is a workstation card while Quadro FX 1800M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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